Amulet "mikisi mihasi" ·  D. R. Congo, Luba · ID: 3045019

Description

ivory,
Luba ivory pendants are named and honored in memory of certain revered ancestors. They were attached to cords which were worn diagonally across the chest or were attached to the arm. Devotees anointed the figures with oil in homage of the ancestors.

The object Amulet “mikisi mihasi” with the object ID 3045019 was last part of the auction 90.I Tribal Art and 90.II Contemporary Native American Art at November 17, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 286.

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Comparing literature

Roberts, Mary Nooter, Memory, New York 1996, p. 108 f.

Notices

This object is subject to CITES. Please note that it can only be sent within the European Union. At the present time export in third countries is prohibited, respectively, export licenses in third countries for objects containing or made of protected materials are only granted under stringent conditions.